In collaboration with UW College of Built Environments How do we get to 100% Sustainability in our Communities?

Registration limited to first 100 Student Leaders

FREE and you get an awesome dinner!

There is no fee. But you need to register. No wimping out either. If you register you need to commit. We want people ready to dig in, digest, and deliver.

Exhilarating 12-Hour "Thought Experiment"

100 highly capable student leaders in middle and high school from around the region apply systems thinking to “forecast” a 100% sustainable community in the year 2050 and then "backcast" to establish practical action plans for home, school and city to jump start the new school year.

"In the year 2050 today’s teenagers will have children of their own in high school. What will our communities look like if we are completely sustainable by then?"

Three Goals

FORECAST: Forecast 100% sustainable systems integration in my community by the year 2050.

BACKCAST: Backcast how we got there by identifying prototypes with tipping points by decade: 2040... 2030... 2020.

ACTION: Identify immediate short-term actions to implement at home or school this year and report to peers, parents and community stakeholders.

Is the 2050 Workout for me?

I like to learn. I am called to serve. I love complexity and creative problem solving. I take charge but also work well in teams. I want to make a difference in my community to ensure a sustainable future for many generations including my own. I think planet saving is fun.